Abstract: With the application of big data and ICT and the advent of web4.0 era, digital labor has become an important form of labor.Issues related to digital economy have become a major concern of the international community. The characteristic of disorderliness of digital labor as daily routines has blurred people's perception of digital labor, and the same type of digital labor can be fruit of the concept of co-creation but on the other hand exhibits tendency of self-quantification.Starting from the basic components of digital economy, we can analyze the two poles of digital labor and clarify the Chinese-style development path of digital labor. Firstly, according to the different characteristics of digital labor, various kinds of digital labor should be divided accordingly, among which “self-quantification” and “co-creation” are the two sides of its existence. Secondly, in the process of digital labor development, China has its unique advantages of a largesize of digital users, precise positioning of digital laborers, digital ecology improvement and institutional guidance. Finally, it is necessary to legally regulate digital capital, jointly open up digital Commons, and rationally use digital platforms to enable digital labor to adapt to the development of digital economy with Chinese characteristics.

Key words: digital labor, self-quantification, co-creation, Chinese path, digital economy